To @​BrianGrazer, American Gangster was not fundamentally about heroin or power. Denzel Washington’s Frank Lucas was chasing something more human: respect. Tha

To @​BrianGrazer, American Gangster was not fundamentally about heroin or power. Denzel Washington’s Frank Lucas was chasing something more human: respect. That interpretation reminded David of a teacher’s note after a school shooting, linking repeated ostracism with destructive behavior. It raised…